I absolutely LOVE Dilbert – I think Scott Adams is a genius.
His two strips below are a superb example of what a lot of new network marketers are faced with…
If you have been trying to market your business online for very long (network marketing or traditional) you have probably run into more than one of the many self proclaimed “internet gurus” that promise the world in a hand basket, but really don’t have much to offer you. (Like the veterinarian…)
There are a lot of people that try to cut corners, and the internet is an easy place to do it. It allows people to create whatever image of themselves and their business that they want, whether it’s true or not. They can give themselves any title they can dream up, while the fact of the matter is that they are sitting at home in their underpants scratching their bellies and picking their noses.
Now, the good thing about this is that, if you are sitting in your underwear, scratching your belly, and picking your nose, you have the ability to change into whatever you want to become.
However, there are people out there that don’t want to change – the only thing they are after is a façade that they can hide behind, while trying to trick the poor dumb buggers that happen across their webpage to believe that they are really the professional they appear to be.
The truth is, there are no shortcuts. You can’t morph into something that you’re not – something that you really don’t even want to be.
This isn’t Halloween people. You can’t put on a costume and expect people to really believe you are Superman. Super heroes are much more than just a fancy pair of tights. It’s what’s under the stretchy-pants that makes the super hero. (Pretty sure Superman could still fly if he were naked… But Batman would be up a creek without his utility belt! 
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So if you want to become a network marketing super hero, start building a good strong foundation. Start working on yourself so that you will have something better to offer the people you come in contact with.
Leaders are the people that make the real money in network marketing – so become one!
But make sure not to try and trick people into thinking you are what you’re not. Build your business on solid principles – like trust and integrity.
Leaders can be created, but there’s no magic formula. If you’re green, you’re green. With time and the right conditions, you can grow. Daegan Smith, an astronomically successful internet marketer and one of my mentors, said to me, “When you’re green your growing, but when you’re ripe, you’re rotting.” So being green isn’t all that bad after all.
If you don’t know where to start, I would suggest the library.
Here is what the late Jim Rohn had to say about libraries:
Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t miss a book.
Some people claim that it is okay to read trashy novels because sometimes you can find something valuable in them. You can also find a crust of bread in a garbage can, if you search long enough, but there is a better way.
Most homes valued at over $250,000 have a library. That should tell us something.
Everything you need for your better future and success has already been written. And guess what? It’s all available. All you have to do is go to the library.
But would you believe that only three percent of the people in America have a library card. Wow, they must be expensive! No, they’re free. And there’s probably a library in every neighborhood.
Only three percent!
Some people read so little they have rickets of the mind.
I now have one of the better libraries. I admit that I haven’t read everything in my library, but I feel smarter just walking in it.
Don’t just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it.
The book you don’t read won’t help.
Books are easy to find and easy to buy. A paperback these days only costs six or seven dollars. You can borrow that from your kids!
It isn’t what the book costs; it’s what it will cost if you don’t read it.
So run on down to the library today and start the process that will change your life. Don’t cut any more corners… it’s suicide!
What better way to finish this post, than with a great video like this. Enjoy!
And by the way, reading inspires adults too…
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